Day: April 16, 2023

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Meteorology Department Warns of Strong Wind and High Sea

Weather inshore until 6:00 pm on Sunday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with chance of scattered rain and slight dust to blowing dust at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of strong wind.

Offshore will be partly cloudy to cloudy with chance of scattered rain maybe thundery at times, the report added, the warning of strong wind and high sea/ expected thundery rain.

Wind inshore will be northwesterly 10 to 20 KT gusting to 30 KT at places at times.

Offshore, it will be northwesterly 18 to 28 KT Gusting to 37 KT at times Visibility will be 4 to 8/3 kilometers or less at places at times.

Sea state inshore will be 3 to 5 FT. Offshore it will be 5 to 9 FT Rises to 12 FT at times.

Tide Times and temperatures are as follows: Area High Tide Low Tide Max ———— —————– —————– ———— Messaid : 03:06 – 16:09 11:29 – 20:17 30 Wakrah : 01:28 – 13:31 09:18 – 20:20 30 Doha : 01:26 – 13:51 09:24 – 19:35 30 Al Khor : 01:29 – 09:45 16:17 – ** : ** 28 Ruwais : 01:28 – 14:47 08:33 – 20:56 24 Dukhan : 05:58 – 19:05 12:44- ** : ** 26 ———————————————————————— Sunrise Today : 05:10 LT Sunset today : 17:57 LT —————————————————

Source: Qatar News Agency

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4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Japan’s Bonin Islands

An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook on Sunday north of Japan’s Bonin Islands.

The US Geological Survey stated that the epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 14.4 kilometers.

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck northern Japan at the end of last March.

In 2011, an earthquake with a magnitude of 9 on the Richter scale, and a tsunami, caused the death of more than 15,000 people, and a disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Source: Qatar News Agency

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Qatar Welcomes Prisoner Exchange Process in Yemen

The State of Qatar has welcomed the prisoner exchange process between the Yemeni government and the Houthis, considering it a humanitarian gesture and a positive step that would pave the way for a comprehensive political solution.

In a statement today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the State of Qatar’s aspiration that this process would contribute to strengthening efforts aimed at fortifying the truce and establishing sustainable peace, in a way that achieves the aspirations of the brotherly Yemeni people for security and development.

The Ministry renewed the State of Qatar’s position that calls for a solution to the Yemeni crisis based on the Gulf initiative and relevant Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution No. 2216.

The Ministry also expressed Qatar’s appreciation for the role of the Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Yemen and the International Committee of the Red Cross in sponsoring prisoner exchanges.

Source: Qatar News Agency

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Al-Mishri and Mevlutoglu review ways to make the electoral process a success in Libya.

The Head of the High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mishri, reviewed with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlutoglu, the latest local and international political developments yesterday in Istanbul .

The two parts discussed ways to make the Libyan electoral process successful and came to an agreement on the laws and legislation regulating it, according to the communication office of the council on its Facebook page.

The minister also touched on his recent meeting with the Egyptian Foreign Minister and the Turkish-Egyptian rapprochement on the vision for resolving the Libyan political crisis.

Source: Libyan News Agency

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Al-Sonni describes his meeting with the UN election support management team as a fruitful meeting.

The Libyan Permanent Representative to the UN, Taher Al-Sonni, described his meeting in New York, with the team of the UN Elections Support Department and the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UNDPPA), as a productive meeting focused on the support needed for Libya in preparation of the upcoming elections.

“We reiterated the importance of the UN and other international and regional organizations role in providing support for the elections in the country, in parallel with the finalization of the constitutional framework and electoral laws, in order to assure fair, transparent, and credible elections.” Al-Sonni said in a tweet.

According to Al-Sonni, the meeting came before a team from the UN Election Support Department visited Libya in support of the upcoming elections this year.

Source: Libyan News Agency

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Ministry of Housing and Construction participates in the meeting of the Population and Development Committee of the Economic and Social Council of the UN.

The undersecretary for planning and development affairs in the Ministry of Housing and Construction, Muhammad Al-Sharif, attended the meeting of the Population and Development Committee of the Economic and Social Council of the UN during its 56th session in the USA.

According to the communication office of the ministry, during the meeting, which lasted on April 12 and 13, it was discussed taking measures to continue implementing the ICPD Program of Action at the international, regional, and national levels, as well as in the areas of population, education, and sustainable development.

Source: Libyan News Agency